Meet the dynamic duo of Jeff & Toure as they stumble through Manhattan, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles. Toure is dropping a new anthology of his classic hip-hop journalism, "Never Drank The Kool-Aid". Jeff is still hawking that Can't Stop Won't Stop thing. Need more data? Check www.cantstopwontstop.com/appearances.cfm

Many of you who have caught Jeff on tour this winter have heard him talk about the case of Dr. Antwi Akom, the young San Francisco State University professor who was arrested on his own campus while trying to pick up books from his office for a lecture. Dr. Akom's racial profiling incident has set off shockwaves across the country.

There are new developments in the case. The good news is that the City of San Francisco District Attorney's office has refused to press charges against Dr. Akom, recognizing that there is no reason to pursue a case against an innocent man. The bad news is that San Francisco State University President Robert Corrigan has refused to recognize that his police and hired security guards have been racially profiling faculty, students, and staff not just in this instance, but for years.

Corrigan's official denial of the problem is bound to set yet another bad precedent. Over the past six years, the national discussion of racial profiling has gone backwards. During the election season of 2000, both George W. Bush and Al Gore promised to address the issue as a central part of their domestic policies. But after 9/11, the country has plunged back into racial profiling, putting entire populations behind bars or deporting them. Now our streets and communities, including our campuses, are less safe than ever.

Here is where we begin to take a stand. Join us in renewing the fight against racial profiling.

If you live in the Bay Area, join students and faculty at the College of Ethnic Studies in their walkout all day on Wednesday.

And wherever you reside, we ask that you go now to the Justice 4 Akom website and send a letter to President Corrigan and the CSU Board of Trustees. Please forward this section of the email far and wide.

Let Corrigan, the Trustees, and those in power know that we can only stop racial profiling by dealing with it, not by denying it exists.

Hear about the USC player that got mindhacked? It's a great story. Earlier this month UC Bezerkely played the University of Spoiled Children, I mean, Cal played basketball with USC and won by 11 points. Part of their victory can be attributed to USC's Gabe Pruitt, whose shooting totally melted down due to a brilliant example of social engineering:

When USC guard Gabe Pruitt took his first trip to the free throw line early in the game, the Cal student section hollered in unison: "VIC-TOR-IA, VIC-TOR-IA," and then yelled out a telephone number. Pruitt glanced back at the crowd in horror and bewilderment before clanking his free throws.

It turns out that a couple of mischeivous little bastards from the Cal student section had been IM'ing with Pruitt all week under the identity of "Victoria," a fictional UCLA hottie, and Pruitt was eagerly anticipating a date with this nubile co-ed back in Westwood after the game. In preparation for the date, Pruitt had handed over his digits, which the Cal student section recited back to him in unison.

Pruitt, a 79% free throw shooter this season, missed both shots after the "VIC-TOR-IA" chants began, and hit only three out of 13 shots the whole game. Cal beat USC by 11 for the season sweep, in part due to the Cal fans' devious psy-ops.

According to Bruce Schneier, who combines multiple reports, a group of players in addition to Pruitt were planning on partying with "Victoria" after the game.

The look on Gabe's face when he turned to the bench after the first Victoria chant was priceless. It was unlike anything I have ever seen from a opposing player. He was in shock. It was hilarious. Transcripts of their conversation were handed out to the bench. My personal favorite quotes by Gabe: "You look like you have a very fit body." and "Now I want to c u so bad."

That's beautiful work. Reminds me of a story I've been meaning to tell to correct the historical record. Think I'll save it for a higher visibility venue and a more appropriate moment.

HBO and Comcast to Host Atlanta Premiere of HBO Films' 'WALKOUT' on March 15th

Directed by Oscar(R) Nominee Edward James Olmos 'WALKOUT' Tells True Story of Seminal Moment in Hispanic Civil Rights History in the U.S.

Mexican Consul General Remedios Gomez-Arnau is Event's Honorary Host

ATLANTA, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- HBO and Comcast, in partnership with the Latin American Association and the Woodruff Arts Center's Celebrate Diversity Through the Arts Initiative, will host the Atlanta Premiere of HBO Films' WALKOUT. Mexican Consul General Remedios Gomez-Arnau, Dean of the Consular Corps, will serve as the Honorary Host. The invitation-only event will take place on Wednesday evening, March 15 at 7:30 p.m., at the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Atlanta.

HBO Films' WALKOUT is the true story of the Chicano student uprising in East Los Angeles in 1968 where several dramatic, non-violent walkouts were staged at local high schools to protest academic prejudices and dire school conditions. The film debuts on HBO and HBO Latino on Saturday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m. (ET).

Directed by Edward James Olmos (Oscar(R) nominee for "Stand and Deliver") and set against the background of the '60s civil rights movement and worldwide youth protest, WALKOUT stars Alexa Vega (the "Spy Kids" trilogy) and Michael Pena ("Crash"). Other cast members include Efren Ramirez, Bodie Olmos, Veronica Diaz, Tonantzin Esparza, Yancey Arias and Laura Harring.

In 1967, Latino students at East LA high schools were being denied such privileges as using the bathroom facility during lunchtime or speaking Spanish in the classroom. Tired of being mistreated as second-class citizens in their own schools, the high school students, along with a group of politicized college students, decide to take their future into their own hands.

Shot in various Los Angeles locations, WALKOUT is based on the real-life experiences of executive producer Moctesuma Esparza. Growing up in East Los Angeles as one of the few Chicanos who would attend college, Esparza forged a friendship with high school student Paula Crisostomo (Alexa Vega) and young Hispanic teacher, Sal Castro (Michael Pena) which would change their lives, their community and, ultimately, Latino history. Esparza went on to become a leader in the famous Chicano Student Walkouts of 1968, for which he and 12 others were arrested, jailed and later acquitted.

The 1968 high school walkouts are widely considered to be the birth of the urban Chicano civil rights movement, which spawned a generation of activists who have gone on to make their marks in Los Angeles politics and beyond. WALKOUT is a vivid reminder that ordinary people can change the world.

Edward James Olmos (director), who was born and raised in East Los Angeles, received a Best Actor Oscar(R) nomination for "Stand and Deliver." He has also appeared in such movies as "American Me," which he also directed, "Selena," "Mi Familia," "Zoot Suit," "Wolfen," "Blade Runner," "The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca" and "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez." Olmos' TV credits include the HBO original movie "The Burning Season," as well as "In the Time of Butterflies," "American Family" and the current series "Battlestar Galactica." He was an executive producer of the 1997 Cinemax Reel Life documentary "It Ain't Love."

Moctesuma Esparza (executive producer) was a key participant in the real- life events that inspired WALKOUT, and is portrayed in the film by Bodie Olmos, director Edward James Olmos' son. He remains active in Los Angeles politics today. His credits include "Selena," HBO's "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," "Gettysburg," "The Cisco Kid," "The Price of Glory," "Selma, Lord Selma," "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez," "The Milagro Beanfield War," the Emmy(R)-winning "Cinco Vidas" and the Academy Award(R)-nominated "Agueda Martinez -- Our People, Our Country."

(Brooklyn, NY February 22, 2006) One of hip-hop's rising stars and one of its most legendary figures are teaming up to take the country by storm. M-1 (of the group dead prez) will be joining Ghostface of the Wu-Tang Clan for the "Fishscale Tour."

M-1 burst into the public consciousness with the 2000 dead prez release Lets Get Free, a socially aware, politically driven masterpiece that was equally indebted to Malcolm X and Public Enemy. M-1's solo debut, Confidential, which features appearances by Q-Tip, K'naan, Cassandra Wilson, and a cut with dead prez cohort Sticman, will be released March 21st through Sotti/Koch records.

Ghostface is a founding member of the Wu-Tang clan and is considered one of rap's most revered solo artists. His 1999 album Supreme Clientele was named one of the "Top 10 Albums of All Time" by VIBE Magazine. His upcoming album Fishscale will be released on March 28th.